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DIAGNOSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
Synonyms:
diagnosing; diagnosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("diagnosing" is a kind of...):
designation; identification (the act of designating or identifying something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diagnosing"):
blood typing (determining a person's blood type by serological methods)
medical diagnosis (identification of a disease from its symptoms)
uranalysis; urinalysis ((medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis))
Derivation:
diagnose (determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis)
diagnose (subject to a medical analysis)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb diagnose
Context examples:
A surgeon who specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
(Orthopedic surgeon, NCI Dictionary)
A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating eye problems, including injury and disease.
(Ophthalmologist, NCI Dictionary)
A registered nurse (RN) with advanced training in diagnosing and treating illness.
(Nurse practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)
The use of DNA probes provides a specific, sensitive, rapid, and inexpensive replacement for cell culture techniques for diagnosing infections.
(DNA Probes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A branch of medicine that specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the endocrine system, which includes the glands and organs that make hormones.
(Endocrinology, NCI Dictionary)
An invasive procedure that involves the surgical removal of liver tissue, biopsy is the current standard for diagnosing and staging chronic liver diseases.
(New compound helps find early signs of liver damage, National Institutes of Health)
A person who receives medical care for the purpose of treating, diagnosing or preventing cancer.
(Cancer Patient, NCI Thesaurus)
The findings suggest a noninvasive approach to diagnosing prostate cancer and assessing tumor progression.
(Biomarker Signatures of Prostate Cancer, NIH)
The researchers found the assay, which uses several biomarkers to detect Lyme disease infection, was more sensitive than current laboratory-based tests when diagnosing Lyme disease early after suspected infection.
(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)
The tests may be used for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis and for determining how well treatment is working in affected patients.
(Obesity May Influence Rheumatoid Arthritis Blood Tests, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
